diff --git a/pagure/lib/__init__.py b/pagure/lib/__init__.py
index c5fac38..50c9fa1 100644
--- a/pagure/lib/__init__.py
+++ b/pagure/lib/__init__.py
@@ -3328,7 +3328,7 @@ def is_watching(session, user, reponame, repouser=None, namespace=None):
     return False
 
 
-def user_watch_list(session, user):
+def user_watch_list(session, user, exclude_groups):
     ''' Returns list of all the projects which the user is watching '''
 
     user_obj = search_user(session, username=user)
@@ -3359,7 +3359,8 @@ def user_watch_list(session, user):
     if watched:
         watched_list = [watch.project for watch in watched.all()]
 
-    user_projects = search_projects(session, username=user_obj.user)
+    user_projects = search_projects(
+        session, username=user_obj.user, exclude_groups=exclude_groups)
     watch = set(watched_list + user_projects)
 
     for project in user_projects:
diff --git a/pagure/ui/app.py b/pagure/ui/app.py
index a7b0920..f7cfdcf 100644
--- a/pagure/ui/app.py
+++ b/pagure/ui/app.py
@@ -115,7 +115,9 @@ def index_auth():
 
     watch_list = pagure.lib.user_watch_list(
         SESSION,
-        user=flask.g.fas_user.username)
+        user=flask.g.fas_user.username,
+        exclude_groups=APP.config.get('EXCLUDE_GROUP_INDEX'),
+    )
 
     return flask.render_template(
         'index_auth.html',